[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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"Mean Look would be likely to utterly fail on Keldeo. Such a powerful Pokemon isn't even subject to such attacks. Well, yes, please send the others my regards...in fact, let me send Nathan and Ventus a text that I'm in town for the rest of the day, in case they need anything. I'll get this Pokedex update pushed, and be sure to buy one when you've got the funds! Can't let that bloody Almanac catch up. It was great to see you and your Poochyena. Good luck against Tanuki, and tell the others I said good luck too! Be EXCELLENT to each other! Bye now!" And he's off.

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In the end, she typed up a quick message to send to Nathan, Heart, Ventus and Valder, which @Dragonstrike, @Spiritmon, @Lord Windos and @Nylon receive whenever they like.

It reads the following.

Uhm, hi! ☆Hope you're doing well, wherever you currently are. I'm dwelling in Celebi Park, enjoying the surrounding... Anyway, there's something I'd like to share and discuss with you people (nothing bad), preferably tomorrow morning, can we quick-meet in the dorm I occupy in the Eastern Pokemon Center? Room 91, 9am would be be ideal. Just knock on the door and I'll open.

Till then, and stay save! Greetings, Shiva

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Hmmmmm...actually, maybe everyone else would like to join as well?  Nathan puts together a quick text and sends it to every member of the group!  (@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Lord Windos @Spiritmon @Nylon)

Hey guys, I know Shiva said 9 AM, but would ya be willing to get up a few hours earlier?  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony tomorrow morning at 6 AM!  I definitely don't want to miss a chance to see them do their thing, so I plan to get up early and head to their building to watch.  It's the single story, red roofed pagoda with the statues of the eeveelutions and dragons if you're interested.  Don't wait on me in the lobby, since I'll be heading to the pagoda immediately agter breakfast.  Ceremonial dances wait for noone, after all!

- Nathan

*Minor Flashback!*

Throughout the day, Ventus received several text messages, most of them appearing subsequently afterthe battle he had with the self admitant lush Bottle and before he left Stair to head over to Vapor Falls. The first text was from his college/boss Dr. Mallorn, who informed him he was in Cress City for some (to him) unknown reason. 'Knowing him well as I do, no doubt some sort of business brought him to the rustic city. Seeing as I've spoken with him recently and have nothing pertinent to inform him about besides my Delta Onix, which I've decided to handle the matter or researching it between myself and Heart, I don't believe it would be remiss of me to abstain from meeting with him in linue of spending time with my family. At least, not until I have something substain to report to him, anyway,' the empath thought as he scanned over the message before deleting it, and moving onto the next.

Shiva's texted request for a group meeting caught him by slight surprise, as he couldn't imagine any reason to gather anyone besides discussing plans or coordinating some form of event, but never the less he shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head to himself. 'If Shiva wishes to meet with us in the morn, far be it from me to deny her, especially since I don't have anything else to do that would impede me from attending,' he thought, a slight smile on his face as he though of his most blessed friend. Even in his teneborous state of mind, she never failed to bring at least so cheer and levity to his weary soul.

The final text he received was from Nathan of all people, which initially caused Ven to frown and his eyebrows to scrunch up. The boy almost never got in contact with him via his phone unless it was an urgent or uncomfortable matter (or both, as often the case), so he was already dreading/feeling weary resignation before he even read their message. To his pleasant surprise, it proved to be a rare and welcome subversion to his expectation, as they informed him of a Tea Ceremony being preformed in the morning by Kimono Girls, which greatly appealed to his rustic Opelucid traditional sensibilities and his desire to learn more about Cheshire's own culture, especially on a subject he was already familiar with!

'My my, what doesn't Cheshire have in terms of its deeply rich and varied traditional and cultural heritage? Its been quite some time since I've last participated or witnessed a Tea Ceremony myself, and I'm unfamiliar with how this regions conducts their as opposed to the Tohjo and my people, so why not attend it? At the very least it give me something pleasant to mull over before I embark to Mt. Sentry once more to permenantly deal with that...that Chandelure.....' Ventus thought to himself, his mind briefly growing ominous negative as he re-focused on that fiend for a scant few seconds, before he banished it away and forcibly return to his prior happy calm. Their would be time enough for thoughts of vengeance; for now, respite.

With that in mind, he record a quick voice message to Nathan, and sent it to him before he resumed his prior plans. It sounded as follows:

"I would be delighted to attend the Tea Ceremony with you, Nathan! Its been ages since I've last partook in one myself, and I'm quite interested in how Cheshire does their in comparison to the rest of the world, so this will be a quite the pleasant learning opportunity! Since I get up early in the morn regardless of the occasion, I'll probably meet you in the lobby around the same time you get up, if not sooner, so I'll be sure to prepare some tea and snack for myself and you. See you then!"

*Minor Flashback End!*